Apprentice Funeral Director/Embalmer

This position is primarily responsible to assist professional staff in providing designated services. Duties will include: assisting in making transfers, embalming, dressing, casketing and transporting the deceased. Additional duties may include: providing funeral director staff support functions, as well as general care and maintenance of facility and equipment. This position/individual will be always under the close supervision and coordination of a senior staff member.

Duties:

• Commits to a standard of readiness to receive and process first calls and make transfers.

• Funeral Service Arrangements: assist professional staff by meeting with family members to prepare and coordinate the funeral services of the deceased.

• Assists professional staff by coordinating funeral service arrangements to prepare for services of the deceased.

• Facility Service Support: provides designated support services in delivery of company activities and services.

• Visitation: assists professional staff to coordinate funeral services and arranges for visitation. Assures that family needs are continually monitored and attended to during visitation.

• Funeral Service: assists in providing funeral services at the funeral home chapel, church and/or cemetery.

• Driving and Escorting: transports deceased, client family members, visitors, equipment, and staff as needed.

• Preparation: assists licensed associate to receive and prepare deceased for embalming.

• Embalming: assists licensed associate in the embalming of the deceased for visitation, subsequent burial or transportation.

• Apprenticeship: commits to the requirements and the standards of South Carolina’s apprenticeship program.

• Ethics and Confidentiality: maintains the highest standards of ethics, morality, and confidentiality at all times.

• Health and Safety: adheres to company policies for the health and safety of personnel.

• Working Relationships: Interacts with other associates to facilitate positive, productive working relationships.

• Performance and Professionalism: consistently exhibits satisfactory levels of performance.

• General: Perform other duties as assigned and directed to satisfaction of supervisor.